First lady spreads Easter cheer to workers during pandemic

 Melania Trump is spreading some colorful Easter cheer to workers on front lines of coronavirus pandemic.

With annual White House Easter Egg Roll canceled due to concerns about large garings, first lady is giving 25,000 commemorative wooden eggs to area children’s hospitals, federal ncies, aid groups and grocery store chains.

pastel-colored eggs would have been handed out to participants in egg roll on April 13, day after Easter.

eggs are being delivered Wednesday and Thursday to Children’s National Hospital, National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services, American Red Cross and local grocery store chains as a “small token of appreciation” for those serving public, her office said.

Earlier Wednesday, first lady released a brief video mess thanking medical professionals and ors on front lines of response to virus.

“It is because of you that people of America are receiving care and treatment y need,” she says in video on behalf of herself and President Donald Trump. “We stand united with you and we salute your courous and compassionate efforts. Our prayers are with all who are fighting this invisible enemy, COVID-19.”

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